Gemstone Sonoma Coast Chardonnay Facets 2023 NO20230927 Deep garnet with brick highlights

Deep garnet with brick highlights

a century-old estate based in the Jura village of L'Etoile (so named for the prodigious amount of star-shaped fossils in the soils

savory spice

Hand-harvested in late October

and exotic spice

Gemstone Sonoma Coast Chardonnay Facets 2023 NO20230927 Deep garnet with brick highlightsFacets is Yountville's Gemstone Vineyard going outside the home estate, with Julien Fayard sourcing premier fruit from across Napa and Sonoma. For the Chardonnay, he turns to the Sonoma Coast, where cool Pacific air keeps acidity tight and lets the fruit stay nervy. The style is California generous but not flabby: subtle toasty oak frames orchard fruit, citrus, and a chalky finish. A confident, well made Chardonnay from a Bordeaux trained hand.